Title of vid: Who Are You, Defenders of the UniverseRecipient: findtheseaVidder: ohviennaFandom: The Americans (2013)Music: Who Are You, Defenders of the Universe by The DearsSummary: All's fair in love and cold war.Content notes: I prefer not to give content notes (viewer proceeds at their own risk: could be anything)Signed length: 03:47Signed URL:

Lyrics We want your informationWe will do what we mustBut not here, or in front of people, or on the phone

We're not all blood sucking leechesFor we all have families tooBut that don't mean that we really love them or that we don't'Cause I can't love youAnd you can't love meBut I can love you And you can love meLove me

It's not a confrontation(all across the world, open your mouth)We are here because we are broke(give us what we want, we've had enough)But we don't expect a hand out or anything(soul soul soul soul soul)'Cause I can't help youAnd you can't help mebut I can help you And you can help meI can help youYou can help meI can help youYou can help meHelp meHelp youIt's not an impossible situationHelp meIt's not an impossible situationHelp youIt's not an impossible situationHelp meIt's not an impossible situation

UM WOW WOW WOW WOWWWWWWWWWW. Bullet to the head editing. BRILLIANT SONG CHOICE THAT CAPTURES THE MOOD SOOO PERFECTLY. And those promos!!! Help. I'm playing this over and over and I have too many fav parts to choose from but for some reason 3:21 with Henry's paper "The Revolutionary War - America won" over the lyric "it's not an impossible situation" just gets me every time. BEING A COLD WAR SPY IS DIFFICULT! Love the blow job section too...

DEAR FESTIVIDDER THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WORDS TO EXPRESS THE AMOUNT OF JOY THIS VID BRINGS ME AND HOW MANY TEARS I HAVE WHEN I WATCH IT BECAUSE IT IS LITERALLY THE MOST AMAZING THING I HAVE EVER SEEN.

I don't even know where to start. The pacing. The editing. The clips. The perfect, perfect song choice, both lyrically and tonally. (We want your information? We will do what we must? JESUS STICK A FORK IN ME.) But the way the song builds and grows in intensity, with the way you edited, I felt like I was being ever so slowly sucked in until I was transfixed 110% on the action and the story. Amazing work. And beautiful, smart use of season 2 promos, which add to the haunting nature of the entire vid as a whole.

There are just too many parts of this that I want to talk about (THE RED! THE BATHED GUN IN RED I KNOW THAT'S A PROMO BUT JUST KILL ME NOW.) This was just masterful, it really showed the true story of what it means to be a spy in the Cold War, what it means for the people involved, their families, and even the people who are outside of it all. It was more than just a character study, it was like a masterclass in what the show is really about underneath all the awesome plot lines and many, many wigs.

I AM SORRY THIS IS INCOHERENT BUT I AM JUST SO OVERWHELMED WITH FEELINGS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THIS IS BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE IMAGINED. I WANT TO HAVE BABIES WITH THIS VID. I WANT TO CUDDLE WITH THIS VID AND FEED IT CHOCOLATE. I WANT TO HUG YOU FOREVER FOR MAKING IT.